6. Spilosoma howqua Moore, 1877 (Figure 6)

1877. Spilosoma howqua Moore, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist., (4) 20 (116): 88

Material examined: Bihar: VTR: Rest house, 10.x.2017, 01 ex. (♀) (Coll. Singh and Ahmad) .

Diagnosis: Female adults with pale buff colour, marking and spots on the forewing less distinct; hindwings with a small discoidal spot, sub-marginal series of prominent black spots,; Abdomen red dorsally, having one dorsal and two lateral rows of black spots.

Distribution: India, Bihar (present study); China, Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam (Černý & Pinratana, 2009).